package org.bouncycastle.operator;

import org.bouncycastle.asn1.x509.AlgorithmIdentifier;
import org.bouncycastle.cert.X509CertificateHolder;

General interface for providers of ContentVerifier objects.
/** * General interface for providers of ContentVerifier objects. */
public interface ContentVerifierProvider {
Return whether or not this verifier has a certificate associated with it.
Returns:true if there is an associated certificate, false otherwise.
/** * Return whether or not this verifier has a certificate associated with it. * * @return true if there is an associated certificate, false otherwise. */
boolean hasAssociatedCertificate();
Return the associated certificate if there is one.
Returns:a holder containing the associated certificate if there is one, null if there is not.
/** * Return the associated certificate if there is one. * * @return a holder containing the associated certificate if there is one, null if there is not. */
X509CertificateHolder getAssociatedCertificate();
Return a ContentVerifier that matches the passed in algorithm identifier,
Params:
  • verifierAlgorithmIdentifier – the algorithm and parameters required.
Throws:
Returns:a matching ContentVerifier
/** * Return a ContentVerifier that matches the passed in algorithm identifier, * * @param verifierAlgorithmIdentifier the algorithm and parameters required. * @return a matching ContentVerifier * @throws OperatorCreationException if the required ContentVerifier cannot be created. */
ContentVerifier get(AlgorithmIdentifier verifierAlgorithmIdentifier) throws OperatorCreationException; }